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Natal Bootlace worm
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Bootlace worm

Lineus longissimus
Alaa boneAlaa bone e yimɓe. Alaa ko haanaa hulude.
Ɓuuɓuuli geec gaaɗe, koode geec e ngilnooɗe Tooke e nguru mumIna ñaama: TeewTooke ɓanndu, wonaa tooke ŋatgol
Bone e yimɓe: HoyɗoNo jukkugol ñaaki walla ko ɓuri famɗude. Ko ɓuri heewde alaa bone e yimɓe.

The bootlace worm is a ribbon worm that can be one of the longest animals known, with typical specimens measuring 5 to 15 metres. It lives along the coasts of northern Europe, including Britain, Norway and Denmark. Its thick, toxic mucus is its main defence.1

Tooke ɓanndu walla tooke ŋatgol? Kulle tooke ŋatgol ina naatna tooke e ŋatgol walla jukkugol. Kulle tooke ɓanndu ina bonna so meemaama walla ñaamaama. Ngal ko jogiiɗo tooke ɓanndu.
Ina wuuri e
Coasts of Europe, from Iceland to the Atlantic, North Sea and Baltic, including Britain, Norway, Denmark and Sweden1
Geec Atlantik, Geec Mediteraane, Geec Arktik, Geec Rewo
Hello arano
It lives along coasts in the north-east Atlantic, North Sea and Baltic. It is the most common ribbon worm found along the coasts of Britain.1
Juuteendi
5 m haa 30 m (16 ft haa 98 ft)1
Yaawde ɓurnde
hedde 0,3 km/h (0,19 mph)
Yoowde, miijo
Hol ko ngal ñaamata?
It feeds on prey by pushing out its proboscis, a tube-like feeding organ. It has a cluster of sticky filaments at the end of the proboscis that it uses to immobilise its prey.1
Goonga!Natal Bootlace worm
Bootlace worm. Natal: Citron, retouched by Habitator terrae This is a retouched picture, which means that it has been digitally altered from its original version. The origina. CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.

No anndirte ngal

  • The body is brown with lighter stripes running along its length.1
  • It is usually only 5 to 10 millimetres wide, but it can grow very long.1
  • When handled, it produces large amounts of thick mucus with a faint, pungent smell, like iron or sewage.1

Doole tooke ɓanndu

Tooke e nguru mum

Nguru mum ina jogii tooke. Ina bonna so meemaama, lakkaama walla ñaamaama.

Hol ko tooke ɓanndu mum waɗata?

The bootlace worm does not bite or sting, so it is poisonous rather than venomous. Its mucus contains a relatively strong neurotoxin, which attacks the nerves. The mucus is highly toxic, but tests showed low toxicity in human cells.1

Hol no bone mum heewiri e yimɓe?

Bone e yimɓe: HoyɗoNo jukkugol ñaaki walla ko ɓuri famɗude. Ko ɓuri heewde alaa bone e yimɓe.

No human injuries or deaths from this worm are known. Its mucus is highly toxic, so it is best not to touch it.1

Hol ko ngal waɗata so ina hula?

When handled, it releases large amounts of thick, toxic mucus, which it uses to deter predators.1

So neɗɗo meemii ngal walla ñaamii ngal

  • Naatnu gaañande nden e ndiyam guleeɗam, guleeɗam no neɗɗo oo waawi muññude tawa sumaani, heɓ ballal cafrol ngam ittude gaaɗe ɗee. Wota a asu ngam ittude ɗe hoore maa.

Adii fof noddu nimero urgence (112, 000, 911). Ɗum ko anndinal ballal adiingal, wonaa saaraangal doktoor. Ko adii e ballal adiingal

Reen hoore maa

  • Wota a meem, wota a nanngu, wota a ñiŋŋu kullal ladde haa abada, hay so ngal ina famɗi, hay so ina nanndi e ɗaaniingal walla maayngal.
  • Accu ngal nokku. So a fotti e ngal, deƴƴu, ruttu ɓaawo seeɗa seeɗa, accu ngal yaha laawol mum.
  • So a meemii ngal walla a ñaamii ngal: wota a moomtu gite maa walla hunduko maa, loot juuɗe maa, heɓ ballal cafrol.

Ngal faalaaka gaañde ma. Tooke mum woni tan ngam wota huunde ñaam ngal. Ɓeydu anndude no reentortoo

Hol no mawniri?

Hol no juutiri?

Bootlace worm hedde 30 m juutde (98 ft)Oto hedde 4,5 m (15 ft)Bis wuro hedde 12 m (39 ft)
juutde no otooji 7 ɗaɓɓondiraaɗi

Hol no Bootlace worm mawniri, so fooɗondiraama e AN?

Limgal tan e navigatoor maa. Alaa ko danndetee walla ko neldetee.

Hol no yaawiri?

moƴƴi anndude

Humpito

1

In 1864, a specimen more than 55 metres long washed ashore after a severe storm near St Andrews, Scotland. It was longer than the lion's mane jellyfish.1

2

The bootlace worm is one of the longest known animals, and individuals have been recorded at up to 30 metres.1

3

Its mucus kills crabs and cockroaches in tests, and it could be used as an agricultural insecticide.1

4

Its body is very flexible and can stretch far beyond its usual length.1

Feññinoowo fenaande

Fenaande: The bootlace worm regularly grows to over 55 metres long.

Goonga: Reports of worms over 55 metres may be animals that were stretched. Ribbon worm bodies are flexible, so measurements should be treated with caution. Individuals are known to reach up to 30 metres.1

Ngam ganduɓe tooke

Innde ganndal
Lineus longissimus
Fedde
Ɓuuɓuuli geec gaaɗe, koode geec e ngilnooɗe
Ɓesngu
Lineidae2
Ordre
Heteronemertea
Leyɗe mawɗe
Geec Atlantik, Geec Mediteraane, Geec Arktik, Geec Rewo, Geece mawɗe
Bone e yimɓe
1 / 5: Hoyɗo3

Ɗo humpito iwri

  1. Lineus longissimus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Lineus longissimus (iNaturalist): inɗe e ceergal.
  3. Venom Wiki: tolno bone, mawnude heewnde e miijo yaawde ko amen. Yiy no men keɓirta ɗum: No men tolnirta bone.

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